So I just got my first mantis in the mail yesterday and he/she is sooo tiny! I knew it would be little but he/she is wayy smaller than I thought and super fast! So I know this may sound like a stupid question (I've done alot of research on mantis care too before I got mine) but there's one thing I'm not sure of. Will my mantis stop eating when it's full or will it eat everything I put in there and over eat and die? I have to work today so I put a few fruit flies in the cup with my mantis (like 4 or 5) and he/she immediately ran and caught one and started munching away. But will it eat its fill and stop or do I need to only give a certain amount?
Mantis Feeding
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it will eat its fill and stop when full.
@KatSoucy For nymphs overeating isn't a problem, it is though for some adult mantids (primarily females). I feed mine enough to keep their little abdomen's plump
See the responses about it here...
To see a overeating adult female, look at the abdomen in the 2nd photo in the post here - it looks like a balloon with no wrinkles/folds left and is way beyond gravid...
I've seen even worse photos posted, but can't seem to find them searching on the forum.
See the responses about it here...
To see a overeating adult female, look at the abdomen in the 2nd photo in the post here - it looks like a balloon with no wrinkles/folds left and is way beyond gravid...
I've seen even worse photos posted, but can't seem to find them searching on the forum.
